Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-09
A W~ELL.MER1TBD sENTENCE.
Henry Hurst Gets Ten Years In the
Penitentiary for His Share In
the Philippi Robbety-His
Break for Liberty
Rruek~a%nH
frustrated.

There wa q full attendance last ~evenin,
OF eager listeners in the District Court room
to hear sentence passed on the men, Henry
Hurst and Louis Shank, for their share il
the robbery of the italian miner, Philippi
on the road to Meaderville last summer
full particulars of which were given in TIE
MINER at the time. The crime was attend.
ed with an amount of brutality that raised
q thrill of horror in the community, and
very nearly cost the unfortunate victim hil
life.
About s o'clock the defendants were
brought up from the Jail by the Sheriff, and
seated in the jury box. They are neither Of
them bad looking men, Shanks pre-.
senting very, neat appearance,
tache carefully waxed. He was per-
fectly at ease, to all outward seeming, and
GUS young merchant in good odor with his
creditors. The same cannot be said of
Hurst. however, who, though decently
dressed and clean, had that cruel look
about the mouth and dangerous CLINT in
his small black Eyes that indicate the pres
nee of a hard, relentless disposition. It
would be no surprise to see such q man
abuse his mother, and the defiant rufian-
ism that stood out all over him would
warn any man not to pick q quarrel with
him unless he had some weapon handy for
sudden emergency. Shanks listened with a
quiet, observant air to the counsel. quoting
case which was then on, while Hurst
moved uneasily in his seat and cast half
defiant glances round the courtroom, as
though conscious he was "a bad lot" and
knew that that opinion was pretty gener-
ally shared by all who saw him.
In a few minutes the civil business OF the
court was closed for the day, and Judge
Galbraith: turning to the defendants. said:
Henry Hurst, stand up"
The prisoner obeyed with a weak effort
at self-possession, plainly showing the
trepidation he was under. After inquiring
if he had any reason 70 offer why sentence
should not be passed and receiving q mega
tive reply, the Court said:
1.-THE evidence in the case under which
you have been convicted shows robbery by
brutality and violence, lying in wait for
your victim, hitting him over the head with
II club, treating him with the most brutal
and taking from his person the |
OF $3.50. Crimes of this nature have be- |
come altogether too frequent of late and
n example must be made of YOU case.
The sentence of the Court is that you he
in the Territorial Prison of the |
Territory of Montana for the term of ten
years at hard labor and pay the costs of
his prosecution, and that civil judgment
DO entered as of record against you for
'uch costs, and the Sheriff of Silver Bow
is commanded to see this sentence
into effect"
This said, the Judge handed the papers
to the Clerk OF the Court and re-
the Sheriff to adjourn Court until
Monday morning. The stiffness was i'm
nediately broken and the throng slowly
fled out, eagerly discussing the result. The
is q heavy one, but is universally
approved.
Hurst heard his sentence with scarcely
change of countenance, only the smirk
eft his face, and q hard look of endurance
'ettled down on it. He was Immediately
in charge by Under Sheriff Reynolds,
While the Sheriff took Shanks. As they
the corridor leading to the jail
'oung Hurst made a sudden spring from
he side of Captain Reynolds and jumped
or the staircase, which was comparatively
lear in front OF him, the crowd
,eing in the rear on the stairs. But
Reynolds was equal to the
emergency, and though ~momentarily taken
" surprise, followed his prisoner with such
that he was on him again ere he
anded on the stairs after his spring, and
ogether they rolled to the foot. This ap
satisfied Hurst that further re-
istance was fruitless. and he was taken
p .stairs to the Jail and locked up. His
in the crime, Shanks, will receive
is sentence just before adjournment OF
curt, on Saturday, March L..